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Rock Band to Feature Downloadable Albums

Electronic Arts, MTV Games and the developer Harmonix today announced that the music-based game Rock Band will feature entire downloadable albums by famous artists. The first one will be The Who's "Who's Next," which has been chosen thanks to an agreement with Who guitarist Pete Townshend. "Who's Next," a milestone in rock music since its release in 1971, will be available immediately after Rock Band is released on PS3 and Xbox 360 during the holiday season. Additional digitally-distributed content will follow on a weekly basis, with albums provided by major music publishers such as Universal Music Group, whose partnership with Harmonix was announced earlier this year.

"Offering entire albums for play on the Rock Band platform is a monumental step forward in Harmonix's ever-present quest to provide new ways for people to interact with music and creating the most authentic music experience possible," stated Alex Rigopulos, CEO and co-founder of Harmonix. "This will give players the opportunity to play through the entire album set list of arguably some of the most influential rock albums of all time and brings them one step closer to what it feels like to be a true rock star."

MTV Games and Harmonix also announced the tracks that will be included on the game disc. Along with the song "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who, Rock Band will feature 15 popular songs divided by decades: